ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Dating is hard. And for people trying to meet across Australia’s vast rural distances, it takes more planning and patience than your average courtship. In cities, technology and dating apps have transformed social life, but young people in rural communities are often left with few dating prospects. They have long relied on Bachelor and Spinster balls, a fixture in the country since the 1880s. At a weekend ball in Ariah Park, people were eager for face-to-face interactions, partaking in live bands, wet T-shirt contests and free-flowing drinks. To read more about these time-honored rituals, tap the link in our bio. @mattabbottphoto took this photo.」12月1日 8時01分